Colombia vs Netherlands
Colombia vs Netherlands: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 79.4% in Colombia and 97% in Netherlands, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 17.7 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Colombia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Netherlands has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Colombia ranked 101 and Netherlands ranked 17 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Colombia | Netherlands | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 79.4 | 97 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 77.3 | 97 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.8 | 92.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 73 | 92.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 69.8 | 91.3 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 65 | 93.3 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 64.1 | 91.9 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 62.3 | 93.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 58.1 | 90.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 55.9 | 91.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 52.6 | 91.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 51.7 | 94 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 49 | 92.9 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 40.4 | 91.4 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 36.5 | 90.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 30 | 89.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 25.6 | 87.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 21.8 | 85.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 15.3 | 83.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 11 | 81 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 9.1 | 68.5 | – |
| 2003 | 7.4 | 64.4 | – |
| 2002 | 4.6 | 61.3 | – |
| 2001 | 2.9 | 49.4 | – |
| 2000 | 2.2 | 44 | – |
| 1999 | 1.7 | 39.2 | – |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 22.2 | – |
| 1997 | 0.6 | 14.1 | – |
| 1996 | 0.3 | 9.7 | – |
| 1995 | 0.2 | 6.5 | – |
| 1994 | 0.1 | 3.3 | – |
| 1993 | – | 2 | – |
| 1992 | – | 1.3 | – |
| 1991 | – | 0.5 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Netherlands
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Netherlands: 82.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Netherlands: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Netherlands: 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Netherlands: 100% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Netherlands: 4.03% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Netherlands: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Netherlands: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Netherlands: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Netherlands: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Netherlands: 95.9% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Netherlands: 41.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Netherlands: 20.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Netherlands: 8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Netherlands: 2.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsColombia: $13.7B in 2025Netherlands: $27B in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Netherlands: $1,582 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Netherlands: 4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Netherlands: 41,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Netherlands: 0.38% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Netherlands: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Netherlands: 824 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Netherlands: 601 million TIV in 2025